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effectively coordinate the activities of the Executive
Branch and effectively communicate with the chief adminis-
trator.
The Section therefore provides that all adminis-
trative units of the Executive Branch and their respective
functions and powers and duties shall be allocated by law
among and within not more than 20 principal departments.
What these 20 principal departments will be if left to
the law-making process, the Committee feels that at the
present time 20 principal departments will be sufficient.
It also recognizes, however, that at some future
point in time this number may be too restrictive. The
section therefore provides a safety valve, so to speak, and
authorizes the General Assembly to increase the number of
principal departments beyond 20 by a 3/5ths vote of the
General Assembly.
The Constitutions of Alaska, Hawaii, Massachu-
setts, Michigan and New Jersey presently establish limits
on the number of principal departments within the Executive
Branch. The scope of application of this section should
also be noted.